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Apparently, those Breathe Right nose strips, which you tape to the outside of your schnoz, aren’t enough for some athletes wanting a perceived extra advantage by breathing more air. The Australian company Rhinomed has marketed a clip that you place inside your nose to, essentially, stretch the passages wider for more oxygen intake. The company has Tour de France winner Chris Froome as a spokesman. It claims a 38 percent increase of air flow to the lungs. The $28 price for a pack of three is a little steep, considering the company recommends that you use each device only three times before discarding it.

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The farm-to-fork food movement? So last year. Farm-to-feet socks, anyone? A sock maker of the same name, which boasts having 100 percent American-bred merino wool, has a new hiking sock so plush and durable that you might not even need boots. That’s only a slight exaggeration. But the socks do weigh 2.5 ounces and, according to its website, place “more body yarn next to the skin for improved wicking and insulation.”